Blingmobile Mini-Review

Well, I've stuck a few hundred miles on it, so here goes:

Engine. That's a good place to start. It has one. Oh yes. 1300 of Mr
Kawasaki's finest fuel injected cc's. Lovely it is. It seems to run out
of breath a bit on WFO at the moment. I suspect crap in the fuel system,
a new set of hoses and filters will be applied soon. Other than that,
it's a belter. Which leads on to...

Handling. It understeers like a *bastard*. Quite exciting the first time
you find that out. The previous owner has fitted non-standard sized
tyres (with a lower profile, so the speedo over-reads wildly), which may
be having an effect. It also decks out with ease, As I found out (again)
on the B656 this evening, pogoing like a Pistols fan on speed, with
sparks flying from the centre stand and wild hoots of laughter from the
passenger[1]. It all seemed to sort itself out in the end. I shall play
with the on-board adjustable air suspension. It won't make a blind bit
of difference, but it passes the time nicely.

Brakes. Yes. Not bad at all, considering the weight. The front lever
comes back a long way, but I've not had to really haul on it yet to stop
in any sort of hurry.

Which is odd. Because for the first time in *ages* I've had two near
SMIDSYs in the last two days. The fucking thing is lit up so much that
Christmas trees burst into tears as it passes. It has the road presence
of a Scania. And they apparently can't see it. Ho-hum. The air horns
work.

Comfort. Shedloads.

Filtering suitability. None.

Toys. Many.

Luggage space. Too much. I keep having to turf families of asylum
seekers out of the panniers.

Sound system. The CD skips on bumpy roads. I shall complain.

In summary, here's the thing: it is quite ridiculously fun to ride. You
don't have to be hooning to have a ball. I haven't taken any of the
other bikes out since I got it. Given the pain that's involved in
taxying out of the hanger^W^W^W^W^W getting it out of the garage and
turning it round, that's quite surprising.




[1] At this point, that was me. I had *no* fucking idea what it was
going to do next.
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Nigel Eaton wrote in

You call that a mini review you verbose ****.

Anyway, sounds entertaining. Add me to the CIHAGM list.

 

<snip remarkably familiar sounding review>

Except for the engine bit, that is.

Fun, ain't it?

You sound ready for a ride on the Wing, now, even though, as an
apostate, you have turned away from the one true faith to pay homage
to false Gods.
--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..69684../..16324.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:78 Pts:1680 Miles:5701

 

In all fairness standard fit was a tape player ISTR so I guess someone
has fitted a car CD player at some point?




--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger

Marvellous, EOSM?

We can see who's got the best sound system too, innit?
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, wessie

So added.
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Steve Parry

Oh yes. I've got the tape player as well, but that's *so* eighti... What
*am* I saying?
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Ho yus, guvnor. Satdy affynoon would be best: *before* the beer.

<brandishes 12-disc CD-changer remote> ;-p

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..69684../..16324.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:78 Pts:1680 Miles:5701

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Salad Dodger

You have the right of it there, I ain't riding no Wing pissed.

<concedes that round, plays joker on 'drag race'>
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

You left your '70s CD collection at Pixie Central, didn't you?

 

You want a nice eight-track, you do.

 

<rues leading with a trump>

Bugger.

Wheelie contest?

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..69684../..16324.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:78 Pts:1680 Miles:5701

 

They can't they have shaft drive ;o)

--
Steve Parry
K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

New habits are hard to break.

--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..69684../..16324.../..3180./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17
'^' RBR-Visited:78 Pts:1680 Miles:5701

 

You don't know until you try. I reckon you could plough an impressive
furrow through the traffic, given a sufficiently direct approach.

 

<waves frantically> Me too! Me too!

I was in Bikes Direct in Bristol this afternoon, and they had one of them in
the showroom. It was a complete shed,and it was priced at about three
grand. They also had a naked Z1300, scruffy but not unreasonably so, for
about half that.

 

"...fool."

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Ah, you mean the "dwb manoeuvre"?

I got a tad stuck on the Northbound M25 just after the M3 today. Two
narrow lanes, HGVs and cunts. Mostly cunts. It was also *fucking* hot.

I actually deployed a new secret weapon for the first time (to some
effect). I shall demo it at EOSM.

There is the slight psychological "if the front fits, the back
*must*"[1] hurdle to overcome. I'm getting there.



[1] Quiet in the cheap seats!
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

That's nice. I'd better have another chat with Aunty Carole.
--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-104" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL)
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

"Interference fit"

I was on the Drifter, nice and cool.

There's stuff you can do to accellerate the process. Standing on the pegs,
blowing the horn and yellng "GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY YOU CUNTS!" at the
top of your voice helps. Make eye contact with their mirrors, then head
straight at them. Some drivers actually perceive that there's a threat to
their continued existence, and move over a bit. Remember, the front /is/
wider, and the first thing you'll hit will be mirrors. Clipping mirrors is
just one way of finding out how wide your bike is.